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Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic® 2010 in 24 Hours
James Foxall
STARTER KIT
DVD includes Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition
In
just 24 sessions of one hour or less, you’ll learn how to build
complete, reliable, and modern applications with Visual Basic 2010.
Using this book’s straightforward, step-by-step approach, you’ll master
the entire process, from navigating VB 2010 to deploying finished
solutions. You’ll learn how to write efficient object-oriented code;
build superior user interfaces; work with graphics, text, and
databases; and even control external applications. Each lesson builds
on what you’ve already learned, giving you a strong, practical
foundation for success!
Step-by-step instructions carefully walk you through the most common Visual Basic 2010 tasks.
Quizzes and Exercises at the end of each chapter help you test your knowledge.
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to perform tasks.
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
Learn how to…
- Navigate the VB 2010 environment and use VB’s powerful new tools
- Work with objects, collections, and events
- Build attractive, highly functional user interfaces
- Make the most of VB 2010’s advanced controls
- Create efficient modules and reusable procedures
- Store data, make decisions in code, and use loops to improve efficiency
- Use powerful object-oriented programming techniques
- Interact effectively with users
- Work with graphics, text files, and databases
- Debug and troubleshoot applications
- Manipulate external applications, file systems, and the Windows Registry
- Distribute the software you’ve created
James
Foxall is President of Tigerpaw Software, Inc., a 25 year old
commercial software company with more than 25,000 users. He is a
leading authority on interface and behavior standards for Windows and
Office environments and is an expert on improving business processes
through technology. He contributes to several journals and magazines,
speaks internationally, teaches college courses on Visual Basic, and
has been featured widely in print and online media for his technology
expertise.
DVD Includes: Microsoft® Visual Basic 2010 Express Edition
On
the Web: Access code examples from the book, as well as updates, and
corrections as they become available at informit.com/title/9780672331138
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #17930 in Books
- Published on: 2010-08-18
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 1.08" h x 7.14" w x 9.26" l, 1.88 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 528 pages
Editorial Reviews
About the Author
James Foxall is VP of Tigerpaw Software, Inc., a Microsoft
Certified Partner specializing in commercial database applications. He
is responsible for management of all Windows application development,
and is an authority on application interface and behavior standards of
applications for the Microsoft Windows and Office environments. He
contributes to several journals and magazines, speaks internationally,
teaches college courses on Visual Basic, and has been featured in news
shows, trade publications, and newspaper articles for his technology
expertise. James has written numerous books, including the three
previous editions of this book. He lives in the Omaha, Nebraska area.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews 36 of 36 people found the following review helpful.
Better than the other book I tried...
By John Owens
Well, I first started with another book (Mastering VB 2010), but it
didn't explain everthing well enough for me to understand. I took C++
10 years ago in college, but I think it was written for someone with
more experience than me.
So, I bought this book, and WOW! Much better. Foxall takes the time
to explain everything. I am the kind of reader that reads slowly, and
makes sure he comprehends every word and sentence. I cannot move on
until I'm sure I "get it". So, if you are new to programming, this is
the book to buy. I'm planning on finshing this one and the moving on to
the other so that I can learn the in-depth stuff a little better.
PROs:
1) VERY IMPORTANT - Every step is clearly explained. I CAN'T
UNDERESTIMATE THIS FOR THE BEGINNER. I had to reread a couple
paragraphs to make sure I clearly understood (e.g.
Classes/Controls/Methods/Objects and what each word meant in OOP), but
that's because it's complicated, not but because he does a poor job.
[note: Before I bought this book, I tried google'ing some of the
major terms and couldn't find another person who could state it clearly
enough for me to get it. He is FABULOUS in this area; CLEAR
EXPLANATIONS WITH EXAMPLES and CODE for you to build and practice
with.]
2) There are not any true "I'll tell you later"'s in the book. If
there is a "I'll tell you later", he at least explains the concepts,
and just promises to explain "further" in later chapters. This is so
important for a beginner to be able to follow what's going on.
3) He tells you throughout the text a few times what concepts are
not covered in the book because it would be too complicated to explain
in 24 hours. I am greatful for people when they set accurate
expectations. (Politicians should be required to learn from the
examples in this text, hehehe.)
4) He inserts just the right balance of pictures and tangential
snippets of infomation to keep you busy, having fun, and clear on what
your doing - and he doesn't overdo it. The book is not too WORDY or
BUSY, but I feel if he left much of anything out it would leave me
longing for more answers to my questions. He's either good at seeing
from someone else's point of view, or he had an editor without
programming experience to help him make sure we readers didn't get lost
- I CAN'T UNDERESTIMATE THIS ONE EITHER! This is absolutely ESSENTIAL
in a book for beginners.
5) Has all the example/practice code on the publisher's website.
This is soooooo necessary for "dummies" or for people who complete the
exercises and forget to save! Other books have it to, but I still felt
I had to make sure you knew that it was available.
CONs:
You know, I have to be honest. I have no cons to list, but that may
be because I don't know enough to complain. But, nonetheless, until I
become an experienced programmer, I just don't have any regrets.
Kudos to the author and publisher, and I hope to read their C++ book next, so I can compare the two languages for myself.
Good luck to all you beginners!
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Buy this book now!
By W. Hansen
I'm reading this book on Kindle for PC. It's really easy to have
this open on screen and work in Visual Basic at the same time. I havent
tried programming since the mid 90's. Back then it was C+ and I
eventually gave up because it took so long to learn and all the lessons
seemed so abstract.
I am learning so much faster with this book and am excited about
programming again. I have already written a useful app (Not Calculator)
and I have only owned the book for 2 days.
I highly reccommend this book to any begginers like me.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
The best VB.Net book written
By Joseph Davoli
I have been programming with VB since 1993 and am a MCSD in Visual
Studio 6.0. When .NET came on the scene, all of the VB.NET books were,
in my opinion, very poor. I purchased this book on the strength of the
Amazon reviews, and I am more than satisfied. I read the book and built
all of the sample projects in thirteen days -- roughly two chapters per
day (less than two hours each day). The projects are very practical and
cover all of the topics that any programmer needs to know in order to
build a complete, polished application.
At the same time that I purchased this book, I also purchased the
Murach VB 2010 book (I already had the Murach VB 2008 book). It is
about 800 pages, but each opposite facing page simply restates in a
slightly different way what was stated in the left page. It will be a
nice reference, but VB 2010 in 24 Hours is the one that I will turn to
whenever I begin a VB project.
Before I purchased this book, I had already built a VB.NET 2008
application that migrates Domino data to SharePoint. After I read this
book, I saw many things that I wish I had used, but did not have the
time to consider or figure out. One example of that is this book's
simple, effective explanation of how to write to and read from the
Registry. Another is this book's coverage of the ClickOnce feature for
distributing the programs that you write with VB.NET.
Version 3.0 was the breakout version for Visual Basic. That
attracted masses of programmers who could and did release professional
quality software products. The next few versions of VB were
forgettable. When version 6.0 came out, programmers again embraced VB
and created even better software. Visual Basic .NET has had, in my
opinion, rather limited appeal, but Visual Basic 2010 (and the .NET
Framework 4.0) will, I believe, result in yet another wave of quality
programs being written and sold. This book has the potential to lead
that wave.
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